American Garden Writing: An Anthology [Paperback]

Featuring the garden ruminations of such luminaries as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, this is a great little night-table book for someone who would like a little garden gossip before bed.An impressive and inherently fascinating collection of excerpts from classical and distinguished literature celebrating the inspiration, interplay of art and nature, and bounty of the garden.The book, dedicated to the anonymous gardener, offers a collection of more than 50 pieces taken from travel journals, letters, personal essays and even seed catalogs that highlight our interest in gardening from colonial times to the present. I don't know about anyone else, but I enjoy reading about flowers, gardens, gardening, etc. It relaxes me and fills my head with pleasant thoughts.Offers a broad perspective of the trials and the joys of gardening. Landscape architects such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Andrew Jackson Downing and Beatrix Farrand share the pages of this book with Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, Roger Swain, J.I. Rodale, George Washington, and about 50 others sharing their thoughts on the green world.Gardeners will find American garden history served up in thick, delicious slices. This collection allows us to see how we came to garden as we do.In American Garden Writing: An Anthology, edited by Bonnie Marranca, gardeners will find American garden history served up in thick, delicious slices. From George Washington to J.I. Rodale, this collection allows us to see how we came to garden as we do.American Garden Writing features the letters, travel journals, essays, natural histoires, and seed catalogues of over 50 authors, including Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Olmsted (who designed Central Park), Henry David Thoreau, and Edith Wharton.American Garden Writing features the letters, travel journals, essays, natural histoires, and seed catalogues of over 50 authors, including Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Olmsted (who designed Central Park), Henry David Thoreau, and Els)